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Jacob's statement irks Cong
LUDHIANA, July 9 —
The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee has taken strong
exception to the Punjab Governor, Lieut-Gen J.F.R.
Jacob's reported statement ruling out the possibility of
a mid-term poll in the state.
SPCA seeks grant for vet
hospital
LUDHIANA, July 9 —
The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, local
branch, has urged the district administration to provide
a promised grant to the society for the construction of a
veterinary hospital at Mattewara village near here.
Swani
Motors to pay up
LUDHIANA, July 9 — The State
Consumer Redressal Commission, Punjab, at Chandigarh has upheld a
decision of the District Forum here of awarding compensation of Rs
10,000 as damages with another Rs 2000 as costs to Mr P.K.Gupta, a
complainant.
Demand for curbs on
migrants opposed
LUDHIANA, July 9 —
The Communist party of India (ML)-Liberation has
described the demand for restrictions on migrant workers
from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, being raised in various
quarters of Punjab as dangerous and unconstitutional.
Why able employees became
cheats
LUDHIANA, July 9 —
Criminals or victims of the socio-economic differences?
This question has been raised in the case studies of four
employees held responsible for frauds in the Divisional
Department of Posts recently.
No money order receipt
for 3 years
LUDHIANA, July 9 —
A Professor of Punjab Agriculture University here is a
harassed man for the past three years, courtesy the
postal service of the region.
Local Adda to lose name,
identity
LUDHIANA, July 9 —
In Ludhiana, the city which is continuously making
history, names, especially of places, do not matter much.
There are a number of places within the old city which
have assumed new names with the passage of time. One such
place here which is about to lose its old identity and
acquire another is Local Adda near Laxmi theatre.
Elbow-length gloves to
avoid pollution
LUDHIANA, July 9 —
Young damsels hiding behind masks and wearing
elbow-length gloves on the arms have become a common
sight on the busy roads of this city. They are not just
avoiding tanning of the skin in this hot and sunny
weather, but are more worried about the ill-effects of
the scores of polluting agents emanating from the
chimneys of the industries onto the roads of this
Manchester of India.
Cool morning, humid day
LUDHIANA, July 9 —
The city had a cool morning today, following a brief
spell of rain around 5 a.m.
CM's
assurance on health facilities
JAGRAON (Ludhiana), July 9 — The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, claimed that the state government had chalked out a comprehensive programme to provide quality medical facilities to the entire population of the state, under which 152 new hospitals were being constructed at a cost of Rs 422 crore. Out of these, work on 100 hospitals was near completion, where latest medical equipment, diagnostic aids and treatment facilities would be provided during the current financial year.
Reminiscences of a POW camp
WE were lodged in the POW Camp of Odine in Southern Italy. The accommodation was temporary huts with timber floors. British and Indian prisoners of war could freely mix up. So in the evenings, after having our grub, Indian POWs who could converse well in English used to get together and had sessions on subjects like military history etc. Sometimes, the Italian guards used to ensure through their interpreters that we were really not weaving a conspiracy to escape. During these sessions, we used to get bits and pieces of news relating to war on all the fronts. Our moods and morale used to swing up and down with the victories and defeats of the Allied forces. We were eagerly waiting for the much-talked about second front.
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